Ice-cream-cone dispenser



G. SOLDANI.

ICE CREAM GONE DISPENSER.

APPLscATmN man ocT.9. 191s.

Patented Am. 5% 1921.

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33" @Az/M G. SOLDANI.

ICE CREAM GONE DISPENSER. APPLICATION FILED 06129. |918.

l1,373,986. Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

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G. SOLDANI.

ICE CREAM CCNE DISPENSER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT.9| |938 1,373,986. Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

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I nmzwtoz UNITED lSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

ICE-CREAM-CONE DISPENSER.

Lacasse.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Application filed October 9, 1918. Serial No. 257,448.

To all fw tem t may concern Be it known that I, GIROLAMO SOLDANI, a citizen of the United States of America. residing at Spencer, in the county of llVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful improvements in llce-Cream-'Cone Dispensers, of which the following is a speciiication.

It is the principal aim and object of this invention to provide a device of the above mentioned character designed for support-` ing a plurality of cones when arranged in superposed or nesting relation and permits of an easy and quiclr withdrawal of the lower cone and at thevsame time' immediately engages the next adjacent cone thereabove without causing injury to the cone that is withdrawn or the lowermost cone retained in theI device.

`More particularly the present invention consists in the provision of a device of the above mentioned character wherein gripping plates of novel construction are resiliently and swingably supported in opposed relation to each other in such a manner that the resilient means acts to normally hold the jaws in yielding engagement with the lowermost cone yet these jaws or plates are easily spread to permit the withdrawal of the 'lowermost cone when desired.

it is an additional object ofthe present invention to provide a device ofthe above which may he readily withdrawn through the bottom of the casing` when desired.

Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be recited the provision of a device of the character described with a view to compactnes's, and in which the number of parts are few, the construction simple and the cost of production low and the efficiency high.

@ther improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of 4the apparatus will be brought out more in detail in the description to follow, which for a clear under standing of the invention should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed for the purpose of illustration a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of the invention. It is to be noted in this connection that minor changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may he made without departing from the principle of operation of the various parts. Y

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device.

F ig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Fig. l.

Fig. l is a side elevational detail of the 'clamping and retaining jaws or plates.

Fig 5 is a top plan AView thereof.

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail taken on line Fig. 7 is another detail view.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the split ring supporting the retaining` jaws or plates. y

Similar characters of reference are employcd in all of the above described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying 'drawings there is provided a stand or main base l of a cylindrical coniiguration the walls of which are provided with opposed pairs of openings 2 while the upper edge is flared, as at 3. Seated on the upper edgeof the base or standis a base plate 4 formed with a depending annular tlange 5 which fits about the outer surface ofthe base or stand at the upper edge and this plate is provided with a central opening 6 and is also provided with a large opening 7 for a purpose that will presently appear. A vertical rod 9 is employed and has its lower threaded extremity l() disposed through the opening 6 and this threaded extremity is engaged by a nut l1 which is positioned above the base `plate and contacts therewith so as to support the rod while the extreme free end of the rod is engaged by another nut 12 which .copcrates with the nut 11 in clamping the rod rigidly to the base plate.

rIhe main casing generally indicated by the numeral i3 is employed and may be of a hexagonal configuration in cross section being desirably formed of wood and provided in each vof the flat faces with door openings 14 in which are swingably mounted glass doors 15. Carried in the rear of each of the openings 1li are independent cone receiving chambers 16. Joined with the upper and lower edges of the casing 13 at the inner periphery thereof are the arms 17 of spiders 18 the eyes 19 of which rotatably engage the rod. In this connection itis to be observed that the lower edge 2O of the casing is inset from the upturned ann nular flange 21 on the base plate L1.

In order to support the upper end ofthe casing and cover the same a nut 22 is engaffed on the threaded extremity 23 of the projecting end of the rod and serves as a rest for the conical cover 24 which is provided with an opening at its apex so as to loe disposed about the rod while the lower flanged end 25 is positioned in surrounding relation with the upper end of the casing. A top nut 26 is engaged on the extreme threaded extremity ol the rod 9 and insures i intermediate portion 37 of the ring.

the retention of the cover 24 in position.

With a view toward providing im aroved means for releasably retaining stacks ot cones in the chambers 16 an open ring 27 kis employedand is formed at diametrically opposite points with straight portions 28. A pair of opposed arcuate clamping and retaining jaws or plates 29 are provided 'for the Aring and arekformed medially oi the upper edges with sleeves 30 which are piv otally engaged about the straight portions 28 so that the jaws or plates may swing on the ring. Spring members generally indi cated by the numeral 31 are employed and are each :termed from a single piece of wire bent intermediate'its endsinto a substantially U -shaped configuration providing 'spaced side arms 32 and an intermediate portion 33 the side arms being bent outwardly as at 34 near the intermediate portion 33 so that the spring members will readily embrace the jaws or plates. The arms 32 are formed medially of their ends with coils 35 which are disposed about the l.flat portions 28 while the free angularly projecting terminal portions 36 of the side arms bear against the base plate near the The ring is secured to the base plate, as by soldering the terminals 38to the under face thereof, the diametrically opposite portion of the ring resting in the flared portion El of the base l., the spring members are tensioned so as to normally hold these jaws or plates toward each other yet may be easily spread when pressure .is exerted thereagainst. Subsequent to the application oil? the supporting ring, the clamping awe which Vare positioned in alinement with the opening 7, the main casine is swung so that one of thecompartments 16 alines with the opening 7 whereupon the doors 15 may be opened and a stack of nesting cones 4() disposed therein while the lowermost cone 471 willproject through the opening 7 and lie between the jaws of the adjacent retaining deviceV and be supported by the latter until such time as it is desired to remove the lowermost cone. In removing the lowermost cone it is only necessary to grasp the same and pull 1t downwardly against the jaws or plates 29 which move away Lfrom each other against the tension of the spring members 31 and these members remain until the lowermost cone has been entirely withdrawn but as soon as this occurs springs Ill act to retain the jaws in close relation with each other and in yielding engagement with the outer surface of the next cone. These spring members 31 are suliicicntly strong` to prevent accidental passage ol' `the stack ol? cones therebetween yet will not cause brezil:- age or other injury to either the cone being withdrawn or the cone following.

`What is claimed is:

1. A device of the kind described including a stand Jformed with opposed openings in its wall and provided with :i iared upper edge, a base plate seated on the upper edge of the stand and formed with :i cen tral opening and with a relatively large opening to one side or the center. :i vertically disposed rod mounted in the center opening of the base and secured to the latter by clamping nuts disposed relatively against the upper and lower faves, :i casing having vertically disposed outwardly opening doors giving access to 'the plurality ot compartments concentrioally disposed with reference to said rod. spiders having their arms connected to the walls ot the casing at the upper and lower end and rotatably en gaging the rod, a removable cover 'tor the casing clamped to the upper end of the rod. the compartments registering with the large opening in the base upon the rotation of the casing and being designed euch to receive a stack of nested cones. a retaining device embodying a supporting ring .secured to the base in surroinnling relation to the large opening therein. and opposed resiliently mounted aws carried by the ring.

2. An ice cream cone dispenser comprising in combination with a stand ilered at its upper end, a base plate seated on the upper edge Vol the stand and provided with a cone receiviinr opening. a. retaining` device consisting oiC :in open ring having terminals secured to the base plate on the under facethereoii, the diametrically opposite portion ot the ringresting` in the flared portion of' the stand, the ring being' in surrounding relation to said opening. a pair olE arcuate tapering jaws swingingly connected to said ring at diametrically opposite sides. and Ll-shaped spring members carried by the ring and terminally bearing respeetively against the under 'tace of the base plate and the outer faces oi the jaws to exert a tension on the latter for the purpose specified. i

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

GIRGLAMO SOLDANI. 

